Divine mandate: Chinese-linked cyber activity is the most common form of hybrid threat facing Australia
Cyber attacks were the most common form of hybrid threat faced by Australia in the last decade, but economic coercion and foreign interference are not far behind.
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Analysts at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute have been tracking hybrid threats against Australia since March 2016, and between then and February 2025 have tracked 74 discrete activities targeting the country.
Given the growing state of digital connectivity across the globe, cyber security incidents and attacks make up approximately 35 per cent of all hybrid activity. Both private and public sector companies have been targeted by largely PRC-backed hackers, such as Naikon, APT40, APT27 and Aoqin Dragon, as well as critical infrastructure entities.
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“The ASPI research into hybrid threats underscores a key trend observation that we have always expected would occur: nation-state aligned threat actors are prioritising cyber security as the foremost battleground in today’s modern, digital world. Whether it is cyber-espionage or targeting critical infrastructure for sabotage, this type of conflict is no longer relegated to complex stories found in television and movies,” Satnam Narang, senior staff research engineer at Tenable, told Defence Connect.
Economic coercion, foreign interference, and narrative & disinformation campaigns all make up about 20-25 per cent each targeted activity, and here again, China is highly active. China is thought to have engaged in efforts to sway debate toward far-right sources during the Voice to Parliament campaign, and its extensive Spamouflage network of fake social media accounts targeted an Australian rare earth mining company in recent years as well.
Journalists and members of the Chinese diaspora in Australia have also been targeted by Chinese influence and harassment campaigns.
China’s efforts to impact the Australian economy include tariffs and bans on Australian produce, trade restrictions, and even consumer boycotts
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“Economic coercion involves actions that go beyond standard trade policy [such as tariffs], including: engaging in targeted boycotts; blocking access to essential resources; and imposing sanctions with the explicit goal of forcing political concessions.”
Military and paramilitary coercion only makes up about 15 per cent of hybrid activity, but as ASPI notes, such activity has increased in the last few years, and, again, China is the main culprit. Only recently, we have had the example of a Chinese naval flotilla performing firing drills in the Tasman Sea and aerial encounters between Chinese and Australian military aircraft in the South China Sea – all just in February 2025 alone.
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Of course, while China is responsible for the bulk of hybrid activity targeting Australia, it is not alone. China is responsible for 69 per cent of such activity, with Russia the next most active nation at 11 per cent of activity, trailed closely by Iran, which makes up fully ten per cent of hybrid threat activity.
Other nations make up four per cent of activity, unidentified hackers responsible for five per cent of threat activity, and ideologically motivated violent extremism is one per cent.
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Israel kills another 100 people including a nurse and his family of six.
This brings the death toll in Gaza above 53,000.
If Israel had killed 53,000 Christians, EU countries would have reacted. But when killing Muslims, European politicians look the other way.
History is watching.
Nuggets and Thunder set up winner-take-all NBA showdown in Game 7
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Nuggets and Thunder set up winner-take-all NBA showdown in Game 7
Julian Strawther provides the spark off the bench, and even loses a tooth, as Nuggets force Game 7 against Thunder.Al Jazeera
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Read Pearls Before Swine—a comic strip by creator Stephan Pastis—for today, May 16, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!www.gocomics.com
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TikTok rolls out a new meditation feature to help you get off the app and sleep
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TikTok is launching in-app guided meditation exercises, the social network announced on Thursday. The company began testing the meditation exercises withAisha Malik (TechCrunch)
UNICEF chief Catherine Russell on Thursday decried the killing of nearly 50 children in Israeli air strikes against the Gaza Strip in the past two days.
“It is unconscionable that over 45 children have reportedly been killed in air strikes in Gaza in two days,” Russell wrote on X. “This should shock the world but is largely met with indifference.”
“Nowhere is safe for children in Gaza. This horror must stop,” she said.
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Disinformazione russa: la rilevanza nelle dinamiche geopolitiche
@Informatica (Italy e non Italy 😁)
Varie fonti ufficiali hanno identificato la Federazione Russa come uno degli attori più attivi e strutturati nella promozione e nel finanziamento di campagne di disinformazione e manipolazione dell’informazione in Occidente. Cosa sappiamo e quale strategia ha
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Israeli forces launched a new ground operation in northwest Gaza early Friday. Tanks pushed into Beit Lahia as heavy shelling continued.
Medical sources confirmed that more than 100 Palestinians were killed or went missing in Israeli airstrikes since dawn. This raises the death toll to 250 over the last 36 hours. Israeli sources described the attacks as a prelude to expanding military operations in Gaza.
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Israeli Forces Advance in Northern Gaza, Leaving Dozens Dead and Thousands Displaced
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces launched a new ground operation in northwest Gaza early Friday. Tanks pushed into Beit Lahia as heavy shelling continued. Medical sources confirmed that more tEditing Team (Quds News Network)
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29 members of the US Senate introduced a resolution on Thursday, urging the Trump administration to immediately push for an end to Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The lawmakers called on the administration to deploy “all diplomatic tools” to lift the blockade, describing the famine in Gaza as a humanitarian catastrophe and voicing deep concern over the worsening crisis.
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29 US Senators Pressures Trump Administration to Intervene in Gaza Blockade - Palestine Chronicle
29 members of the US Senate introduced a resolution, urging the Trump administration to immediately push for an end to Israel’s blockade.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
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#CISA #cybersecurity #Twitter #RSS #YTho
'The US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Monday that going forward, only urgent alerts tied to emerging threats or major cyber activity will appear on its website. Routine updates, guidance, and other notifications will instead be shared via email, RSS, and X.'
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CISA mutes own website, shifts routine cyber alerts to Musk’s X, RSS, email
Updated: Cripes, we were only joking when we called Elon's social network the new state mediaIain Thomson (The Register)
Collettivo Insoumise - Jacobin Italia
La vicepresidente dell'Assemble nazionale Francese e deputata della France Insoumise Clémence Guetté in visita alla Gkn. In attesa di MelenchonGiulio (Jacobin Italia)
La agencia de adquisiciones de la OTAN, NSPA, está siendo investigada por presunta corrupción y fraude relacionado con la compra de equipos militares. La investigación involucra a empleados actuales y anteriores de NSPA y se extiende a #España y #Luxemburgo.
La investigación se centra en posibles irregularidades en la adjudicación de contratos a empresas de defensa y presuntos sobornos intercambiados por la obtención de contratos.
El #psoe que no #trafica con armas. 🤬
#politica #guerra
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yogthos@social.marxist.network - NATO's procurement agency, NSPA, is under investigation for alleged corruption and fraud involving military equipment purchases. The investigation involves current and former NSPA employees and stretches to Spain and Luxembourg.
The probe focuses on possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to defense companies and suspected bribes exchanged for winning contracts.
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NATO's procurement agency, NSPA, is under investigation for alleged corruption and fraud involving military equipment purchases. The investigation involves current and former NSPA employees and stretches to Spain and Luxembourg.The probe focuses on possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to defense companies and suspected bribes exchanged for winning contracts.
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NATO's procurement agency under investigation for alleged corruption linked to military contracts
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday that the organization’s procurement agency is cooperating with police investigating corruption and f…Associated Press (Winnipeg Sun)
Lottoland oferece oferta exclusiva na Mega-Sena com até 50% de desconto no jogo
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Magalu lança iniciativa para impulsionar mulheres no marketplace - Podcasts - Canaltech
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US Trains Spotlight on Hong Kong Banks’ Iran Oil Deals
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African Graffiti “Taxi Brousse” e altri racconti delle strade d’Africa
Non un libro sull’Africa, ma su alcune persone incontrate nel corso di quasi trent’anni di viaggi. Sono le storie raccolte da Marco Aime. Donne, uomini, bambini visti prima con gli occhi frettolosi e a volte poco saggi del turista, poi con quelli più attenti del ricercatore e dell’amico: delusioni e grandi gioie. Tanti giorni passati nei villaggi all’ombra di un mango, nelle buvette male illuminate a bere birra, per le vie caotiche e inquinate delle città, tra le bancarelle colorate dei mercati, nel silenzio polveroso dei deserti. A chiacchierare, a guardare, ad ascoltare, scrivere, fotografare. Sempre senza la pretesa di capire fino in fondo storie, culture, tradizioni con le quali al massimo, dopo tanto tempo di convivenza, riesci sì e no a familiarizzare.
Dal libro
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10 notícias de tecnologia para você começar o dia (16/05)
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10 notícias de tecnologia para você começar o dia (16/05)
Comece esta sexta-feira (16) por dentro de tudo o que rolou no mundo da Ciência e TecnologiaCarlos Palmeira (TecMundo)
I gioielli della Corona non sono dei Savoia - Il Post
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I gioielli della Corona non sono dei Savoia
Il tribunale di Roma ha chiuso un contenzioso iniziato tre anni fa, quando gli eredi della famiglia reale li avevano chiesti indietroIl Post
Parigi e Pechino non raggiungono un accordo sui dazi su Cognac e Armagnac
La Francia non è riuscita a convincere Pechino ad abbandonare la minaccia di imporre dazi sul Cognac e sull’Armagnac, i prodotti più pregiati del Paese.Laurent Geslin (EURACTIV)
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I was recently interviewed by Michelle Goodall for her Meet the Community Builders series. I originally met her as a fellow member of the Community Pros of London meetup group.
Michelle was also recently named in the first Independent Impact 50 Awards recognising her impact and professionalism, which I’m absolutely thrilled to see – I’ve come to know her as a brilliant community professional and consultant, so this this feels like a really appropriate reward for her work.
We had an interesting discussion about my career, how I got involved with communities over time, and also had a chat about how Mastodon and the Fediverse fit in.
I hope you enjoy the conversation, and hear some of the lessons I’ve learned over my time in different online and in-person communities.
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Meet the Community Builders - Andy Piper - Head of Communications - Mastodon
Andy Piper is Head of Communications at Mastodon. He shares his insights about community strategy, building community and explains how Mastodon can be a successful element of a community ecosystem strategy.Michelle Goodall
New blog post: some lessons in community building (my career pivots, to Mastodon and the #Fediverse), in a recent chat with Michelle Goodall. #CommunityBuilding #Fediverse #100DaysToOffload
Court verdict against Yoon reminiscent of ‘communist’ North Korea: Kim Moon-soo | NK News
Conservative South Korean presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo on Thursday condemned the unanimous impeachment verdict against former President Yoon Suk-yeol as reminiscent of “communist” North Korea, a framing one expert described as “dangerous” rhet…shreyasreddy (NK News)
Falls Du der Nutzung Deiner Daten zum "Training" der künstlichen Intelligenz durch alle Meta - Anwendungen (#Facebook, #WhatsApp, #Instagram & Co) widersprechen magst:
Facebook - #Formular facebook.com/help/contact/6359…
Instagram - Formular
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Mehr infos:
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Das erforderliche aktive #Widersprechen (#OptOut) ist rechtswidrig:
"Metas Vorgehen verstößt aus unserer Sicht gegen europäisches Datenschutzrecht. Die Verbraucherzentrale NRW hat Meta deshalb erneut abgemahnt. Weil das Unternehmen an seinen Plänen festhält, hat die Verbraucherzentrale NRW eine einstweilige Verfügung beim Oberlandesgericht Köln beantragt. Wer widersprechen will, sollte das trotzdem machen!"
Warum ist das ein Problem?
"Sind diese Daten (alle Nachrichten, Fotos, Beiträge, Kommentare etc.) einmal für das KI-Training verwendet worden, lassen sie sich nicht mehr zurückholen oder löschen."
Es eilt:
Ab 27.05 werden Deine Daten von Meta genutzt, wenn bis dahin kein Widerspruch vorliegt ...
"Meta AI" bei Facebook, Instagram und WhatsApp – so widersprechen Sie | Verbraucherzentrale.de
Meta will in Europa öffentliche Nutzerinhalte fürs Training der KI "Meta AI" verwenden. Sie können der Nutzung Ihrer Daten widersprechen, den Chatbot mit dem blauen Kreis aber nicht abschalten.Verbraucherzentrale.de
Ciao Compagno Ali Rashid, non temere: non lasceremo sola la tua Palestina
Stefano Galieni* Se ne è andato un compagno di tante lotte condivise e resto, mi si scusi se parlo in prima persona, attonito, addolorato, indignato, incredRifondazione Comunista
The latest Clonezilla live 3.2.2-5 release brings a fresh Debian Sid base, a new kernel, Ezio tweaks, and bug fixes to improve disk imaging performance.
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Liberazione trans* e queer, corteo a Roma - DINAMOpress
Un importante appuntamento a sostegno delle lotte queer, storicamente marginalizzate, invisibilizzate e duramente attaccate dal regime di guerra reazionario al governo in sempre più paesiBenedetta (DINAMOpress)
Dear #Letsencrypt, you helped secure millions and millions of servers, not just web servers. But your announcement at letsencrypt.org/2025/05/14/end… about ending Ending TLS Client Authentication Certificate Support in 2026 because Google changes their requirements would result in your certificates becoming a possible risk for ensuring SMTP traffic. Please think again. Please.
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Ending TLS Client Authentication Certificate Support in 2026
Let’s Encrypt will no longer include the “TLS Client Authentication” Extended Key Usage (EKU) in our certificates beginning in 2026. Most users who use Let’s Encrypt to secure websites won’t be affected and won’t need to take any action.letsencrypt.org
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L'appello di Globalist.
Noi non abbiamo la copertura mediatica di altri.
Per questo chiediamo a tutti di far circolare questo appello e condividerlo il più possibile.
Non possiamo restare inermi
Piazza del Popolo 2: per fermare la mano ai carnefici di Gaza
Piazza del Popolo 2. Per dire che l’Europa, l’Italia, non possono, non devono, essere complici del genocidio in atto a Gaza.globalist (Globalist.it)
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Angehörige von Geiseln fordern Netanjahu zu Kooperation mit Trump auf
Angehörige der von der Hamas verschleppten Geiseln haben die israelische Regierung zu gemeinsamen Anstrengungen mit den USA zur Freilassung der Opfer aufgerufen. Der israelische Präsident solle Bemühungen Trumps um eine Freilassung unterstützen, teilte das sogenannte Geisel-Forum mit, das sich für die Familien der Verschleppten einsetzt.
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Nahost-Liveblog: Geisel-Angehörige fordern Kooperation mit Trump
Der israelische Präsident Netanjahu solle Bemühungen Trumps zur Freilassung der Geiseln unterstützen, fordert das Geisel-Forum. Unterdessen wurden bei israelischen Angriffen im Gazastreifen mindestens 50 Menschen getötet.tagesschau.de
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in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Simone
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Dear Randahl,
I think, this time I don't agree.
This conflict is so old and so nasty and incomprehensible, that nobody dare to think of a solution.
(Well, beside Donald Trump, of course.)
Add feelings of guilt because of the Shoah and fear of terrorism by Muslim extremists and you have the toxic cocktail we actually face.
Hamas, Netanjahu, zynicism, fascism and the greed for power leads to a mixture of death and despair.
What can be done?
Middle East is a tinderbox...
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Randahl Fink
in reply to Simone • • •Simone
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •I agree:
We should try to stop the killing.
I'm sure, more intelligent and capable people than me are trying to do just that.
Netanyahu should be relegated to history, and so should Hamas.
And then let's think of how you bring fascism and terrorism out of people's minds.
There are wonderful projects in Israel that are trying to do just that!
Really hopeful groups.
The current situation, including that of the hostages and their families, is heart-wrenching.